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(11) EP 0 407 864 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.03.1991 Bulletin 1991/11

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.01.1991 Bulletin 1991/03

(21) Application number: 90112700.1

(22) Date of filing: 03.07.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: H01R 23/68
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 10.07.1989 JP 177787/89
17.07.1989 JP 184205/89
20.09.1989 JP 244313/89

(71) Applicant: THE WHITAKER CORPORATION
Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Watanabe, Tetsuya, Shatorei Higashi-rinkan 103
    Sagamihafra-shi, Kanagawa (JP)
  • Sato, Yoshio
    Tsukui-gun, Kanagawa (JP)
  • Kumagai, Naoki
    Machida-shi, Tokyo (JP)
  • Kamono, Takashi
    Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa (JP)
  • Nakamura, Tsutomu
    Kawasaki-si, Kanagawa (JP)

(74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch 
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München
80797 München (DE)


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    (54) Printed circuit board edge connector


    (57) An edge connector (5) for receiving an edge of a circuit board (6) is disclosed. The contacts (2) positioned in the housing (4) of the connector (5) include a resilient stand-up section (25) having a tip (25a) defining a first contact point (A) and a C-shaped section (26) having a tip (26a) defining a second contact point (C) with the circuit board (6) being received between the first and second contact points (A,C).







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